Video games

This Battlefront II Trailer Is Basically the World’s Most Lavish Rise of Skywalker Fan Film

Nothing in this trailer plays out even remotely like an actual game of Battlefront II does. Nothing in this trailer plays out even remotely like anything in The Rise of Skywalker will. And yet—and yet—there’s nothing quite better to get you in the mood for a new Star Wars movie coming out this week than…

Trailers James Whitbrook Dec 16

Apple Arcade Is Getting a Super Smash Bros.-Like Sports Game

Look, you can’t call yourself a big game system if you don’t have a sports game. Madden, The Show, FIFA, NBA Jam—they’re all games that have been critical to the platforms they appear on. Apple Arcade has been bereft of sports games and particularly bereft of licensed sports games. That means there hasn’t really been…

Reviews Alex Cranz Dec 12

The Team Behind Dark Alliance‘s Return Tell Us Why Now Is the Time to Bring It Back

Dungeons & Dragons has a long and storied history of video games set in the vast worlds of the Forgotten Realms. But there are few that inspire a longing fervor quite like the fans of Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance and its sequel. Now, after 15 years away, the series is being revived—and io9 spoke to…

Games James Whitbrook Dec 12

Pokémon Sword and Shield‘s Opal Is the Gym Leader This Generation Deserves

Each generation of Pokémon games has introduced a variety of interesting Gym Leaders who all speak to the ideals of their home cities and try their hardest to make you a better trainer as you work toward becoming the latest regional Pokémon Champion. For the most part, gym leaders have led relatively static lives that…

Games Charles Pulliam-Moore Dec 4

The New Avengers VR Game Is Fun, If Inconsequential

A common critique of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is that many of its entries can feel like forgettable fluff: fine and fun in the moment, but will immediately vacate your head the minute those post-credit-scenes stop rolling. Avengers: Damage Control might come in an interesting format, but it would do little to assuage that critique.…

Games James Whitbrook Nov 28

If You Collect Doomed Technology, Valve Is Now Selling Off the Steam Controller For $5

Valve’s Steam Box consoles weren’t the runaway success that the gaming giant hoped they’d be, but the accompanying Steam Controller still stands out as a truly innovative gamepad design. However, the time has come for it to ride off into the sunset, and Valve is now clearing out the last production run of the controllers…

Games Andrew Liszewski Nov 26

What You Need to Know About Star Wars‘ Imperial Inquisitorius

Jedi: Fallen Order presents Star Wars fans with a foe that may be a bit unfamiliar to them, as young Jedi purge survivor Cal Kestis goes up against the sinister agents of the Emperor known as the Inquistorius. But these saber-spinning acolytes already have a rich and tragic place in Star Wars’ canon. Here’s what…

Games James Whitbrook Nov 20

To 15 Years of World of Warcraft, and All the Pups I’ve Loved Before

This coming weekend, on November 23, the Warcraft franchise marks some significant birthdays. Not only is it 25 years since Blizzard’s fantasy series first kicked off with the release of Orcs and Humans, it’s also 15 years to the day since Azeroth became open to all in World of Warcraft, changing video games forever. For…

Games James Whitbrook Nov 19

Vader Immortal Episode III Will Make You Look at Star Wars in a Whole New Way

It’s rare to get a full Star Wars trilogy in the span of seven months, but that happens this week with the release of Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series – Episode III. It’s the third and final installment in the ILMxLAB series made for Oculus Quest and the ending is the best of…

Games Germain Lussier Nov 19

Climate Change Is Even Ruining Pokemon Now

It’s not enough for humans to screw up our planet. Apparently, we’ve screwed up Earth in the Pokemon universe as well. A new character appears in the recently released video game Pokemon Sword and Shield called Cursola, a ghost version of the once vibrant Corsola. The new Pokemon is the product of runaway climate change…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Nov 19

Tiny Goggles Turn Nintendo’s R.O.B. Accessory Into the Worst Smartphone-Controlled Personal Assistant

To help sell people on its new console after the 1983 video game crash, Nintendo branded the NES as a complete “Entertainment System”, which included a robotic accessory that could play along with gamers. Thirty years later, some hackers at Croxel have found a clever way to revive that long-forgotten accessory. https://gizmodo.com/someone-stuffed-an-original-nes-with-a-smaller-nes-and-1839639275 Nintendo’s claims about…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Nov 19

Adam Savage Made a Pair of Lightsaber Controllers to Make the Beatsaber VR Experience Feel More Realistic

Mix one part Guitar Hero with a dash of any Star Wars game that lets you wield a lightsaber and you’ve got Beatsaber: a VR experience that has players fending off an onslaught of colored blocks like Anakin at the Jedi Academy. The game has been one of the most compelling reasons to buy an…

Games Andrew Liszewski Nov 14

Looks Like Mark Wahlberg Will Play Uncharted’s Live-Action Sully

Beleaguered as Travis Knight’s Uncharted is at this point, the project’s still chugging along at a clip and the movie’s just found its newest star (don’t worry, Tom Holland is still attached): Mark Wahlberg. You know him from the underwear ads and the Transformers franchise. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Wahlberg is in final negotiations…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Nov 13

Now We Know Part of the Reason the Sonic Movie’s Redesign Works So Well

The first look at the Sonic movie was an unmitigated disaster. Its horrifying take on the blue speedster was so universally reviled that it sparked a wave of backlash so furious, the film was delayed and conversations about the undue pressure on its animators to comprehensively redesign the movie’s hero emerged. But now we have…

Movies James Whitbrook Nov 13

Sonic the Hedgehog Makes His Second Debut in a Ridiculously Fun Trailer

Sonic the Hedgehog is back—and this time, he’s adorable. The latest trailer for Paramount Pictures’ Sonic the Hedgehog has arrived, trading “badass” one-liners for silly gags and showing off the redesign that was worth the wait. After the first trailer for Paramount Pictures’ Sonic the Hedgehog was met with shock, horror, and everything in between,…

Trailers Beth Elderkin Nov 12

Honestly, a Video Game That Strands You On a Boring Six-Hour Flight Is Just What I Need Right Now

Video games can be a fantastic escape from the stresses of every day life, but not when you’re chasing high scores, or screaming at the screen because you just got sniped. A new game called Airplane Mode might provide the most relaxed gaming experience imaginable, as players are only tasked with enjoying the ride as…

Games Andrew Liszewski Nov 8

Open Channel: Who Is the Best Mass Effect Character, and Why Is It Garrus Vakarian?

I mean, you know what they say about asking stupid questions and getting stupid answers. Today is November 7. Or, if you’re a fan of Bioware’s beloved trilogy of sci-fi action RPGs, Mass Effect (and also Mass Effect: Andromeda, a thing that Exists and is Fine), it’s N7 day: the fandom-driven celebration of the series…

Games James Whitbrook Nov 7

Someone Stuffed an Original NES With a Smaller NES and Its Own Built-in Projector

Like the gaming version of a turducken (those Thanksgiving abominations with a chicken and a duck stuffed inside a turkey) but less horrifying, YouTuber Geeksmithing has created a self-contained portable version of the original NES console that even includes a tiny projector for big screen gaming anywhere. https://gizmodo.com/this-extremely-tiny-gaming-laptop-recreates-the-thinkpa-1836849100 Geeksmithing started with an original 8-bit Nintendo…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Nov 5

The Final Jumanji: The Next Level Trailer Is a Body-Swapping, Simian-Kicking Smörgåsbord

Come for a valley girl horse, stay for Karen Gillan kicking ass…and also primates? Sony just dropped the final trailer for the next Jumanji sequel, and it’s got more action, more mania, and more Danny Devito and Danny Glover pretending to be Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart. Or, well, I guess technically the other way around…

Trailers James Whitbrook Oct 31

AI Bot Is the First to Play StarCraft II at the Grandmaster Level

Computer scientists at DeepMind have developed an artificially intelligent bot capable of defeating the world’s best players at StarCraft II, the popular real-time strategy video game. New research published today in Nature describes AlphaStar—the first artificially intelligent agent capable of playing StarCraft II at the grandmaster level. Developed by DeepMind, the system is ranked above…

Artificial Intelligence George Dvorsky Oct 30

This Battlefront II Trailer Is Basically the World’s Most Lavish Rise of Skywalker Fan Film

Apple Arcade Is Getting a Super Smash Bros.-Like Sports Game

The Team Behind Dark Alliance‘s Return Tell Us Why Now Is the Time to Bring It Back

Pokémon Sword and Shield‘s Opal Is the Gym Leader This Generation Deserves

The New Avengers VR Game Is Fun, If Inconsequential

If You Collect Doomed Technology, Valve Is Now Selling Off the Steam Controller For $5

What You Need to Know About Star Wars‘ Imperial Inquisitorius

To 15 Years of World of Warcraft, and All the Pups I’ve Loved Before

Vader Immortal Episode III Will Make You Look at Star Wars in a Whole New Way

Climate Change Is Even Ruining Pokemon Now

Tiny Goggles Turn Nintendo’s R.O.B. Accessory Into the Worst Smartphone-Controlled Personal Assistant

Adam Savage Made a Pair of Lightsaber Controllers to Make the Beatsaber VR Experience Feel More Realistic

Looks Like Mark Wahlberg Will Play Uncharted’s Live-Action Sully

Now We Know Part of the Reason the Sonic Movie’s Redesign Works So Well

Sonic the Hedgehog Makes His Second Debut in a Ridiculously Fun Trailer

Honestly, a Video Game That Strands You On a Boring Six-Hour Flight Is Just What I Need Right Now

Open Channel: Who Is the Best Mass Effect Character, and Why Is It Garrus Vakarian?

Someone Stuffed an Original NES With a Smaller NES and Its Own Built-in Projector

The Final Jumanji: The Next Level Trailer Is a Body-Swapping, Simian-Kicking Smörgåsbord

AI Bot Is the First to Play StarCraft II at the Grandmaster Level

Amazon Is Sticking With ‘Rings of Power’ to the End

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‘Kamen Rider’ Is Ready to Take on the World

Twitter Just Can’t Stop Leaking Movies

The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

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